Miniature carnation

ABSTRACT

A miniature carnation with blossoms having white petals finely striped purple.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

This invention comprises a new and distinct miniature carnation varietythat has its own set of characteristics that set it apart from all othervarieties of miniature carnations. The newly discovered variety, called"Renee," originated as a sport of Apache, a patented variety, U.S. PlantPat. No. 4,100.

The botanical classification of the new variety is Dianthus caryophyllusLongicaulis. The commercial classification is Miniature Carnation. Theplant takes the form of a bush.

Asexual propagation of the newly discovered miniature carnation varietyhas been made at Siri Brothers Nursery, Inc. at East Palo Alto, Calif.by taking cuttings. The cuttings so taken and grown, have consistentlyproduced flowers that have the new and distinct characteristicshereinafter described.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

This new variety of miniature carnation plant is illustrated by theaccompanying drawings which show the color characteristics of the floweras nearly true as it is reasonably possible to obtain throughconventional photographic procedures.

FIG. 1 shows sprays and stems of the new variety Renee on the right andthe prior Apache on the left.

FIG. 2 shows the blooms of the new variety Renee on the right and theprior Apache on the left.

FIG. 3, while not showing the correct colors of the new variety andparent as those colors are correctly shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, shows thewide stripes of colors of the prior Apache on the left and the very thinlines of colors of the new variety on the right.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW PLANT

The following detailed description of the new variety is based on mydetailed observations of the new cultivar which were made at SiriBrothers Nursery Inc. at 940 O'Connor St., East Palo Alto, Calif. Theresponse time, blooming period, total vigor, and color may vary slightlywith varying environmental conditions such as temperature, length ofday, and light intensity. The color description is given by designation"H" for hue and "L" for lightness in color chart references designated"LCC" for Limit Color Cascade, Munsell Color, Baltimore, Md. and"R.H.S." for Royal Horticultural Colour Chart, The Royal HorticulturalSociety, London, England.

FLOWER

Description of the color of the bloom: The bloom is a pencil linedvariegated purple (LCC H-43 L-14 top side and bottom side and LCC H-44L-11 bottom side) and white (R.H.S. White Group 155D but brighter topside and bottom side). There are some larger purple and white lines butmost are thin. The bloom appears as a thin lined variegated bloom. FIG.3 shows the difference in the variegation of the prior Apache on theleft and the new variety Renee on the right; the colors in FIG. 3 do notaccurately correspond to the colors of the blooms which are better shownin FIGS. 1-2.

Topside of petal: Purple -- LCC H-43 L-14, White -- R.H.S. White Group155D but brighter.

Underside of petal: Purple -- LCC H-43 L-14 and LCC H-44 L-11, White --R.H.S. Group 155D but brighter.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY AND PARENT

The distinguishing characteristic is the type of variegation. The colorsare the same. What is different is the way the colors are distributed onthe petals. The parent, Apache, has large wide stripes of purple andwhite while the sport, Renee has very thin lines of purple and whitevariegation. This gives the sport, Renee a completely differentappearance than the parent, Apache.

SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW VARIETY AND PARENT

All other characteristics other than the distinguishing one above aresimilar.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct varity of miniature carnation plant,substantially as herein shown and described.